Bude Canal lock, Summerleaze Beach, Bude, Cornwall, England
The Bude Canal was a canal built to serve the hilly hinterland in the Devon and Cornwall border territory in the United Kingdom, chiefly to bring lime-bearing sand for agricultural fertiliser. The Bude Canal system was one of the most unusual in Britain.[1] It was remarkable in using inclined planes to haul tub boats on wheels to the upper levels. There were only two conventional locks, in the short broad canal section near the sea at Bude itself. It had a total extent of 35 miles (56 km), and it rose from sea level to an altitude of 433 feet (132 m). The main line of the canal ran south east from Bude to Druxton Wharf near Launceston, with an easterly branch to Blagdonmoor, beyond Holsworthy. There was a northerly feeder arm leading from a new reservoir at Virworthy, now called Lower Tamar Lake. There were two conventional locks in the short broad canal section, each with a vertical interval of 5 feet 6 inches ( m). This section terminated at Helebridge, about 2 miles ( km) from Bude, and ordinary coastal barges travelled this far up the canal. The tub boats were designed to use the main part of the system, and they generally made the transit from the harbour at Bude, or from Helebridge if trans-shipping from coastal vessels there.
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Location: Bude, Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
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